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Alford in Lincolnshire UK |
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| I lived in alford as a young boy i was a choir boy the REV man was the vicker at that time. i went to the scendary modern school and was very sorry to leave the town, i have only been back three time since. i have very fond memories. John Cave from Lincoln I stumbled across you website while surfing the web. It has always been
my dream to return to the "Old Mother Land", but now I am even
more enthused to come and visit. You see our surname is not very common
in the United States and I have always wondered where our Bloodline came
from. Your town seems to reinforce the idea that we all came from the
Eastern part of England. I really enjoyed looking at you site and wondering
what my ancestors may have done centuries ago before the boat trip. Thank
You for the Information. I think Alford is a very attractive market town. It has some fascinating
buildings, thatched cottages, the Manor House, the Georgian Market Square,
and a magnificent church, restored by the nationally famous Sir Giles
Gilbert Scott. It's such a shame to see the difficulties so many shopkeepers
have maintaining viability, with such a small population. However, I believe
Alford is interesting enough, for all the reasons cited, as well as for
its Jazz Festival, twice weekly markets and Craft Market, to be a major
tourist attraction. I believe smart, sophisticated shops which sought
to appeal to that market as well as to the local indigenous one, would
do well, for the town as well as for their owners. We could do with more
good restaurants, open every evening, too, so that people would start
to think of Alford as a place to go out to for the evening, as they do
Spilsby or Horncastle. If Alford, as it is now, were situated in the South
of England it would be a boom town! WHAT IF ANY TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT OPPROTUNITIES ARE THEIR IN ALFORD? I TEACH IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND COACH SOCCER. I TEACH WORLD HISTORY. KELLY ALFORD (NEWPORT NEWS VIRGINIA USA) Thursday, November 03, 2005 just hello from france. i first came in alford in 1982 and my correspondant
was ruth allan. grant and maggy have been wonderfull with me and it is
a pleasure to see alford is still there and beautifull. I lived in Alford all my life until I was 16yrs. I left in 1960, we had a wonderful life. Never any complains about nothing to do. We a a great youth club & the White Horse was then a coffee bar. Any one of my age will remember with lots of fond memories.We had a cinema which always had the latest films, a funfair at least once a year & dances in the town hall. chris watson nee wall (lincoln) Sunday, January 23, 2005 I did a search on the name Alford just for kicks and found your web site. I'm wondering about the origin of the name. Does anyone know if the town was named after a person? Perhaps someday I can come for a visit. Until then, see you soon. Grady L. Alford (Fontana, California) Tuesday, January 11, 2005 Where would we locate online history of the town and the people Alford
? Mark (Oregon City, Or. USA) Friday, December 24, 2004 I am researching my mothers family - John Johnson at Alford. I have a picture of the Cricket Club 1888, with names - can you tell me anything about the Club? barb hamblin (medicine hat ab canada) Monday, November 08, 2004 I hope to be coming to Alford to live when I retire in 5 years time. Super website, can't wait. Jill Hammersley (Leicester) Monday, June 28, 2004 Does anyone have any recollections about Alford Railway Station as my
Grandfather on my mother's side used to be the Station Master. Mum's family
name was Hardwick. Is there any books on the Station or Alford generally?
I am trying to find old churches in Alford Eng. My ggg grandmother Sabina Gilbert was a member of one of the churches and she passed away sometime after 1901. The cival Parish she in was Alford and the county was Lincs Lindsey. Thank you for any help you can offer me at this time. Sabina Gilbert (Mississauga, Ontario) Thursday, April 15, 2004 Having grown up in Alford (now living in London), I agree that there
should be more facilities for the youth. More cafes and activity centres.
the Youth club was great when I was there, but massivly in need of funds.
Hello, I have been researching my family tree and have a question concerning
my ancestors who resided in Alford around 1900. I was wondering if you
could help me in my search, or if there is another source within the Town
of Alford who could assist me. i lived in alford for 3 months, i like it, it is really peacefull place and very nice people live there :-))) but what i think should be more there are places for young people - pubs, cafes,discos,mayby small cinema, swimming pool. hope i will come back there next year, even though there will be any changes.... kasia Wednesday, November 5, 2003 I live in Alford Street, Howrah, Tasmania and simply searched for the name derivation. Sir John Franklin, I live in the Franklin electorate, was a former Tasmanian governor. Thank you... Peter Lawler (Howrah, Tasmania) September 15, 2003 In response to your comments section I must agree with the young person who has taken the initiative to speak up for more youth facilities. Certainly funding is always a problem but I am sure there are ways and means if the right contacts are made. This comments section is an ideal vehicle to put projects into action . This one would be really worthwhile and would bring young life into the town. So basically it’s not just comments that are required in this case but offers of practical assistance in obtaining funding and of assistance to implement the facility. Can You fix it?... Sylvia Blight (Burgh le Marsh) (2003 July 15) i think alford is a nice town but there is'ent any thing for teenagers to do there needs to be like a cafe or some thing for young people to go at nights and weekends it would be good because it would cut crime and keep teenagers off the street ... Anon (2003 May 01) |